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# Firewall Engineer - Palo Alto Networks

- **Company:** Virtual Tech Gurus
- **Location:** Kansas City, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Network Address Translation, Network Troubleshooting, Routing, TCP/IP, Virtual Local Area Networks, Connectivity Problems, Firewalls (Computer Science), Palo Alto Networks
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ae2ade7b-6093-4792-92ae-755054bed9eb

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls.
 * Experience with firewall migration, upgrade, and production cutover activities.
 * Experience with Security Policies, NAT, Routing, and troubleshooting.
 * Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, and connectivity troubleshooting.
 * Experience working in enterprise production environments.
 * Panorama experience is preferred., Palo Alto NGFW, PA-3200, PA-5200, PA-3500, PA-5500, Firewall Migration, Firewall Upgrade, Production Cutover, Security Policies, NAT, Routing, Panorama, Network Troubleshooting, Change Management, Migration Validation, Rollback Planning

## Description

We are looking for a Junior to Mid-Level Palo Alto Firewall Engineer to support an enterprise firewall refresh and migration project. The engineer will assist with migrating Palo Alto 3200/5200 Series firewalls to 3500/5500 Series and support production cutovers, validation, and troubleshooting., * Perform Palo Alto firewall migrations, upgrades, and production cutovers.

 * Configure and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls, security policies, NAT, and routing.
 * Support migration from PA-3200/5200 Series to PA-3500/5500 Series.
 * Perform pre- and post-migration validation and connectivity testing.
 * Troubleshoot firewall and network connectivity issues.
 * Follow MOPs, change-control procedures, migration plans, and rollback processes.
 * Coordinate with network, security, and infrastructure teams during cutovers.